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. >> is jon huntsman the real deal? >> i was the only candidate who stood up on the debt ceiling debate and said this country shouldn't default. >> can a republican who favors civil unions to gay couples, favors evolution and global warming, but president obama's am to china, buck the tea party time and be a serious candidate. >> i'm just going to stick laser like to the issues that are important to the american people right now and will be totally responsible for getting us back in the game. >> is jon huntsman the most radical thing of all in the gop? a true moderate. >> i think i've got pragmatic and practical solutions. i'm just the right candidate. >> tonight jon huntsman one on one for the hour. ♪ >> piers? i'm in it to win and i promise, i won't walk off. >> this is piers morgan tonight. >>> governor huntsman, let me start i suppose with the obvious question. here you are at a great time in your life. you've got a lovely family, you're financially secure, you've had an amazing career, there are many things you c
. >> is jon huntsman the real deal? >> i was the only candidate who stood up on the debt ceiling debate and said this country shouldn't default. >> can a republican who favors civil unions to gay couples, favors evolution and global warming, but president obama's am to china, buck the tea party time and be a serious candidate. >> i'm just going to stick laser like to the issues that are important to the american people right now and will be totally responsible for...
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. >> pelley: does the name jon huntsman ring a bell? that's the first problem huntss man will have to overcome after he joined the race for the republican national-- the republican presidential nomination today. but even you never heard of him, president obama knows him very well, and nancy cordes tells us, he'd prefer not to run against him. >> i'm john huntsman and i'm running for president of the united states. thank you, all. >> reporter: he may not be the best-known candidate but former utah governor john huntsman still makes the white house nervous. so nervous, they named him ambassador to china two years ago, hoping he might drop any plans to run for president. >> i know that john is the kind of leader who always puts country ahead of party. >> reporter: no such luck. today, huns man announced his bid, standing before the statue of liberty. >> we will conduct this campaign on the high road. >> reporter: then changed into a checkered shirt and headed to new hampshire. >> when i was governor, we cut taxes. we flattened rates. we ba
. >> pelley: does the name jon huntsman ring a bell? that's the first problem huntss man will have to overcome after he joined the race for the republican national-- the republican presidential nomination today. but even you never heard of him, president obama knows him very well, and nancy cordes tells us, he'd prefer not to run against him. >> i'm john huntsman and i'm running for president of the united states. thank you, all. >> reporter: he may not be the best-known...
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>> libya. >> jon: yeah, that's right. >> i get around. >> jon: you get around. so we go, who are you? it turns out you have been traveling to these... you're a photographer that travels to the most dangerous places in the world. >> those and other places. i mean i've done my share. i've done the sports illustrated swim suit shoot. >> jon: did you take any shrapnel there? >> it wasn't necessarily shrapnel. >> jon: they tell me it's very difficult for them to stand sometimes in the pools of water are not as warm as you would think. >> it can be tough with the light and the suntan lotion, yeah. >> jon: i understand. tell me what... i just want to show some of these. the selection of pictures... these are all through humvee windows. can you cut to that? do we have one? it's through a humvee window. the orange post-it is not actually part of the book. >> i was wondering about that. >> jon: is that central park in baghdad? what is that? >> that is actually a residency building for like the basically the ministry of prisons and interior where lawyers and investigators
>> libya. >> jon: yeah, that's right. >> i get around. >> jon: you get around. so we go, who are you? it turns out you have been traveling to these... you're a photographer that travels to the most dangerous places in the world. >> those and other places. i mean i've done my share. i've done the sports illustrated swim suit shoot. >> jon: did you take any shrapnel there? >> it wasn't necessarily shrapnel. >> jon: they tell me it's very difficult...
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is not jon huntsman, this person is wearing jon huntsman's clothes. also this is jon huntsman's blazer. >>> next up, true or false. governor rick perry in texas is demanding that the legislature take up a bill that could result in all commercial air travel being grounded in texas. no commercial flights allowed to leave from texas anymore. that is the risk if rick perry gets his way. is that true or is that false? true. texas house bill 1937 would make it illegal to -- i'm just going to quote directly here. the bill would make it a class a misdemeanor punishable up to a year in prison or $4,000 fine for a tsa agent to, quote, touch the anus, sexual organ, buttocks or breast of another person, even through that person's clothing, for the purpose of granting access to a building or to a form of transportation. okay. since it is the job of tsa agents to say get that ceramic folding knife out of your back pocket, the idea that in texas airports tsa screeners will be sent to prison if they touch anyone's butt, that is not going over well with the tsa. in an
is not jon huntsman, this person is wearing jon huntsman's clothes. also this is jon huntsman's blazer. >>> next up, true or false. governor rick perry in texas is demanding that the legislature take up a bill that could result in all commercial air travel being grounded in texas. no commercial flights allowed to leave from texas anymore. that is the risk if rick perry gets his way. is that true or is that false? true. texas house bill 1937 would make it illegal to -- i'm just going to...
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(laughter) >> jon: all right. so the speech was like red metaphor the left or should i say tofurkey, for the left. man, for the left. that speech must have been like finding out that a volume co-- volvo and sub ro mated and given birth to a recumbent bicycle, right? >> i'm disappointed. removing the 33,000 troops in over a year in our budget crisis is not nearly good enough. >> it's a no-win policy. >> in my opinion it's not enough. >> it's going at a slower pace than i think is necessary. >> afghanistan war is going on ten years now, if it were a kid it would be in the fifth grade. >> jon: yes, this war is like a ten-year-old child and that's why we must end it -- wait, hold on. (laughter) sixth grade say tough year, i will say. so it seems that barack obama has pulled off an incredible feat. he has given a speech nobody liked. somehow he has found and touched america on our anti-g-spot. but i believe this speech contained a strong hint of the problem this president is facing as he seeks to create the obama doctr
(laughter) >> jon: all right. so the speech was like red metaphor the left or should i say tofurkey, for the left. man, for the left. that speech must have been like finding out that a volume co-- volvo and sub ro mated and given birth to a recumbent bicycle, right? >> i'm disappointed. removing the 33,000 troops in over a year in our budget crisis is not nearly good enough. >> it's a no-win policy. >> in my opinion it's not enough. >> it's going at a slower pace...
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is jon stewart. we have a good one tonight. our guest tonight, bruce headlam here to discuss page 1, a documentary about "the new york times", which reviewing the same film "the new york times" raved about it, a mess, does little to illuminate. so i'm thinking it must be pretty good. let's start quickly right here in new york, our state legislature the most dysfunctional in the nation raves new york university is in an extended summer session in an attempt to pass a landmark bill legalizing same-sex marriage in new york. word is the vote is now 31-4-- 31 for, 31 against. so right now they are looking to turn one vote gay, i guess. (laughter) >> jon: even for a night. (laughter) >> jon: six pack of twiquiza, let's get in there and vote. we are getting word that there has been a vote in the new york senate extended session. let's go right to it. >> the summertime favorite is now the official state vegetable. the lawmakers divided to quiv sweet corn two thumbs up over onions. >> jon: it's raining men--
is jon stewart. we have a good one tonight. our guest tonight, bruce headlam here to discuss page 1, a documentary about "the new york times", which reviewing the same film "the new york times" raved about it, a mess, does little to illuminate. so i'm thinking it must be pretty good. let's start quickly right here in new york, our state legislature the most dysfunctional in the nation raves new york university is in an extended summer session in an attempt to pass a landmark...
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they're more specific and tailored and more effective. >> pelley: thank you, jon. still ahead on the "cbs evening news," an arizona wildfire has forced thousands to flee. fresh information on the prospects for jobs, and up next, a tearful confession and apology by congressman anthony weiner. [ waves crashing ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] and just like that, it's here. a new chance for all of us: people, companies, communities to face the challenges yesterday left behind and the ones tomorrow will bring. prudential. bring your challenges. and the ones tomorrow will bring. finally, there's a choice for my patients with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or afib, that's not caused by a heart valve problem. today we have pradaxa to reduce the risk of a stroke caused by a clot. in a clinical trial, pradaxa 150 mg reduced stroke risk 35% more than warfarin. and with pradaxa, there's no need for those regular blood tests. pradaxa is progress. pradaxa can cause serious, sometimes fatal, bleeding. don't take pradaxa if you have abnormal bleeding, and seek imm
they're more specific and tailored and more effective. >> pelley: thank you, jon. still ahead on the "cbs evening news," an arizona wildfire has forced thousands to flee. fresh information on the prospects for jobs, and up next, a tearful confession and apology by congressman anthony weiner. [ waves crashing ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] and just like that, it's here. a new chance for all of us: people, companies, communities to face the challenges yesterday left behind and the...
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sir. >> jon: and it was a raid. is that unusual to be on a day raid like that? >> for us it is unusual. >> jon: you're an army ranger. >> yeah, we don't normally do daylight raids, but the necessity to get out there and get this high value target and the time of day, we had to act on it. >> jon: in the beginning of it, you are wounded early on in the fight? >> yes, shot through both thighs. i actually didn't realize it until i got to the medics later, but i thought i was just shot in the left leg. it had stuck in there or something. i didn't feel it go all the way through both legs. so i was running around doing things for a little bit. [laughter] i know that sounds odd. >> jon: i could stop you there. and be very proud of your service and all you did. so in this... now, you are really a veteran in this group. you have been to afghanistan. this was your sixth tour. and you had two tours in iraq. >> actually, it was my fifth tour. i've been back since. >> jon: you've been back to afghanistan for another tour since yo
sir. >> jon: and it was a raid. is that unusual to be on a day raid like that? >> for us it is unusual. >> jon: you're an army ranger. >> yeah, we don't normally do daylight raids, but the necessity to get out there and get this high value target and the time of day, we had to act on it. >> jon: in the beginning of it, you are wounded early on in the fight? >> yes, shot through both thighs. i actually didn't realize it until i got to the medics later, but i...
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jon lapook on the excitement around a new approach that is extending lives. and 67 years ago, ted morgan was faced with a decision: save himself or help a wounded buddy. we go to normandy on this anniversary of d-day to hear about his choice. >> he kept saying "get out of here, morgan, they're gonna kill us." captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we start tonight with the wars in afghanistan and iraq. this has been a day of u.s. casualties in iraq and it is also a day that president obama met with his advisors about the future of u.s. involvement in afghanistan. he's facing a tough decision on whether to pick up the pace of u.s. withdrawals or stay the course. we'll go first to the battlefield. cbs news correspondent mandy clark is with the 101st airborne in paktika province, afghanistan it's right on the border and this is what the fight is like for u.s. troops trying to stop the enemy from crossing into afghanistan from their hideouts in pakistan. >> reporter: fox company headed out at dawn on
jon lapook on the excitement around a new approach that is extending lives. and 67 years ago, ted morgan was faced with a decision: save himself or help a wounded buddy. we go to normandy on this anniversary of d-day to hear about his choice. >> he kept saying "get out of here, morgan, they're gonna kill us." captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we start tonight with the wars in afghanistan and...
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that was jon kyl then. here's jon kyl now. >> i've never said that all tax cuts always pay for themselves. >> and if i did, it would not have been intended to be a factual statement. also have you tried the badger? it's delicious this time of year. jon kyl, you are amazing. even if you don't understand how amazing you are. the reason that jon kyl is now denying he ever believed in the tax fairy, the reason he's been caught in this new embarrassing thing which he doesn't seem to get how embarrassing it is, is because what has been the republican position that tax cuts are free, you can freely lard them on to the deficit because they're magic and doesn't apply to the deficit if it's a tax cut. republicans decided they no longer believe that, at least not for this year and not one specific kind of tax cut. president obama signed into law a cut in taxes we all pay from our paychecks so anybody who gets their income in the form of a paycheck got a tax cut. really, really rich people generally don't get paid by t
that was jon kyl then. here's jon kyl now. >> i've never said that all tax cuts always pay for themselves. >> and if i did, it would not have been intended to be a factual statement. also have you tried the badger? it's delicious this time of year. jon kyl, you are amazing. even if you don't understand how amazing you are. the reason that jon kyl is now denying he ever believed in the tax fairy, the reason he's been caught in this new embarrassing thing which he doesn't seem to get...
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also with us, jon gergen. john what are you hearing about the names given to the super committee. >> we won't know the full composition, therefore the chemistry of this committee until we get the orpiks in the coming days. max baucus, liberals don't like this pick, he's known as someone who's prepared to talk about cutting medicare, entitlement reform. john kerry lobbied for this spot, he's the chairman of the foreign relations committee, but he wants to have a sweeping domestic achievement. he wants to raise his stature if you will in the senate. the controversial pick tonight is senator murray, she's a trusted lieutenant to harry reid in the democratic leadership, she has a tough dual assignment now. she's also the chair woman of the democratic cen torial campaign committee. she raises money for senate candidates in the 2012 election year. she's going to be raising money for democrats who are attacking republicans for cutting medicare. she's going to be talking seriously and open mindedly about cutting socia
also with us, jon gergen. john what are you hearing about the names given to the super committee. >> we won't know the full composition, therefore the chemistry of this committee until we get the orpiks in the coming days. max baucus, liberals don't like this pick, he's known as someone who's prepared to talk about cutting medicare, entitlement reform. john kerry lobbied for this spot, he's the chairman of the foreign relations committee, but he wants to have a sweeping domestic...
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i know sarah palin, i know jon huntsman. i know all those men and women, they'll come up with somebody. i think from my standpoint, the reading i do, and all. it's probably going to come down to
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>> jon: the anti-romney. he's a handsome mormon ex-governor with perceived softness on social issues. ( laughter ) he's not the anti-romney. he's the candidate for people who would vote for romney but are concerned romney has too much name recognition. ( laughter ) come on, people! give me somebody truly different. >> i personally think michele bachman, your colleague, is going to be a real challenger to mitt romney. >> jon: there you go, michele bachman. she couldn't be more different. he's a man. she's a lady. he's tall. she's short. he looks directly into the camera. she looks just to the right of it. ( laughter ) her campaign got off to a running start when she declared her candidacy in her birth place of waterloo, iowa. >> what i want them to know is just like john wayne was from woortly, iowa, that's the spirit i have, too. >> it looks like she got her john waynes confused. john wayne lived about 150 miles away from waterloo. john wayne gacy, who raped and killed 33 men and boys did live in waterloo bef
>> jon: the anti-romney. he's a handsome mormon ex-governor with perceived softness on social issues. ( laughter ) he's not the anti-romney. he's the candidate for people who would vote for romney but are concerned romney has too much name recognition. ( laughter ) come on, people! give me somebody truly different. >> i personally think michele bachman, your colleague, is going to be a real challenger to mitt romney. >> jon: there you go, michele bachman. she couldn't be more...
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i'm jon haber of alto music. my business is all about getting music into people's hands. and the plum card from american express open helps me do that. you name it, i can buy it. and the savings that we get from the early pay discount has given us money to reinvest back into our business and help quadruple our floor space. how can the plum card's trade terms get your business booming? booming is putting more music in more people's hands. or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business -- it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities, so we're helping them with advice from local business experts and extending $18 billion in credit last year. that's how we're helping set opportunity in motion. and today, we're re-inventing aspirin for pain relief. with new extra-strength bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles so enters the bloodstream faster and rushes relief right to the site of your tough pain. in fact, it's clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast
i'm jon haber of alto music. my business is all about getting music into people's hands. and the plum card from american express open helps me do that. you name it, i can buy it. and the savings that we get from the early pay discount has given us money to reinvest back into our business and help quadruple our floor space. how can the plum card's trade terms get your business booming? booming is putting more music in more people's hands. or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee,...
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senator jon kyl has said defense cuts are off the table. it sounds like he is meeting with others as well and the bending their ears. >> one of his allies is secretary panetta himself, who has repeatedly used his moral authority as a former director they need to stay away from all discretionary spending, including defense. >> it sounds as if there's another showdown coming between the senate democrats and house republican publicans -- the house republicans. and it was stunning to see him say he would rather see no bill -- >> it was stunning to see him say he would rather see no bill than to have these two sort of sets of provisions get stripped out of the house. the senate has not finished their bill yet. we're just projecting the senate will not be near the house on these two issues. one is same-sex marriage, which he and his colleagues are very much opposed to. the other is a set of issues connected to how detainings -- detainees are prosecuted and tried. >> what are your thoughts? >> i was surprised they would like to revisit the debate
senator jon kyl has said defense cuts are off the table. it sounds like he is meeting with others as well and the bending their ears. >> one of his allies is secretary panetta himself, who has repeatedly used his moral authority as a former director they need to stay away from all discretionary spending, including defense. >> it sounds as if there's another showdown coming between the senate democrats and house republican publicans -- the house republicans. and it was stunning to...
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jon: good to see you this morning. jenna: you too, jon. jon: fox news alert, a u.s. embassy spokesman saying an afghan employee opened fire inside a cia office in kabul killing one american and wounding another. jenna: dominique d-natali is live in southeastern afghanistan near the pakistani border. what can you tell us what happened here. >> reporter: at 9:00pm local time a u.s. employee went into the compound which is used by the cia for as officers and operations. he opened fire on colleagues is what we're being told. people scurried for cover. one man ran right into the gunman and was killed immediately. another one injured injuries that are not life threatening. they have been removed to a military hospital for care. thinks the second attack on the cia we've seen in two years. it also comes just two weeks here in afghanistan after the attacks on the u.s. epl cast bee by embassy by the haqqani. this means the militants have insiders inside. what they are trying to do is show that they can do high profile-style attacks. the afghan authorities are supposed to have
jon: good to see you this morning. jenna: you too, jon. jon: fox news alert, a u.s. embassy spokesman saying an afghan employee opened fire inside a cia office in kabul killing one american and wounding another. jenna: dominique d-natali is live in southeastern afghanistan near the pakistani border. what can you tell us what happened here. >> reporter: at 9:00pm local time a u.s. employee went into the compound which is used by the cia for as officers and operations. he opened fire on...
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jon. jon: thank you. jenna: back to the markets around the world from tokyo to wall street we have seen stocks swinging wild leave. the dow is up today. a huge drop yesterday. in europe the markets were down earlier, now they've come back as they get closer to the close of of the trading day there. greg burke is streaming live from rome. what is going on with the world markets? >> reporter: it's a crazy time, and for mid august you certainly see a lot of political action which is not normally the case. in italy, for example the finance minister trying to convince italian parties today that the government can get it together. this is difficult stuff because they need major structural changes beings this is not something you'll change overnight. the unions do not want to hear about pensions being cut or people being able to be fired more easily. meanwhile the markets across europe are looking pretty good right now, but they are certainly jitter re. they started well this morning, now they went down, now the
jon. jon: thank you. jenna: back to the markets around the world from tokyo to wall street we have seen stocks swinging wild leave. the dow is up today. a huge drop yesterday. in europe the markets were down earlier, now they've come back as they get closer to the close of of the trading day there. greg burke is streaming live from rome. what is going on with the world markets? >> reporter: it's a crazy time, and for mid august you certainly see a lot of political action which is not...
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against abortion and gay marriage in the next guy or girl i mean the fact that both mitt romney and jon huntsman are mormon in a recent quinnipiac poll found that one third of americans so they were somewhat or entirely uncomfortable with a presidential candidate who is a member of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints thirty two percent said they had an unfavorable opinion of the mormon religion and the week when we saw the conviction of warren jeffs the leader of the largest polygamist sect in the u.s. you have to wonder how much of a connection americans still make with mormons and polygamy a recent gallup poll finds that eighty six percent of americans think the polygamy is morally wrong so why is that and our polygamy and democracy incompatible joining me to discuss this is joseph henrik associate professor at the university of british columbia just want to thank you very much for joining us tonight and so if we can just start with this basic idea just a name. off a couple of polls right as to why americans are so against polygamy and think it's so morally wrong what do y
against abortion and gay marriage in the next guy or girl i mean the fact that both mitt romney and jon huntsman are mormon in a recent quinnipiac poll found that one third of americans so they were somewhat or entirely uncomfortable with a presidential candidate who is a member of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints thirty two percent said they had an unfavorable opinion of the mormon religion and the week when we saw the conviction of warren jeffs the leader of the largest...
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. ♪ >> there's actually no reason to get to know jon huntsman. this has been get to know jon huntsman. [ applause ] >> others think he is such a threat to president obama that the white house sent him to china to keep him out of the race. chief political correspondent for the "the new york times" magazine, in upcoming issue has a fascinating profile of the candidate. >> hi, nice to see you. >> starting to get real interesting. he has been in china the last couple years, serving a democratic president. he missed a lot of things that energize his own party like the taerp and birthers. he has been away. does it help or hurt him in the primaries? >> it is getting interesting finally. we waited so long for this to happen. we are pleased. in the piece line now, coming out sunday, i compare him, and i go to pains to say in a kind way to the unfrozen cave man lawyer from saturday night live where he has been out of the country two years, has not been i think closely able to monitor what's happening in his own party. there are times you watch him and thin
. ♪ >> there's actually no reason to get to know jon huntsman. this has been get to know jon huntsman. [ applause ] >> others think he is such a threat to president obama that the white house sent him to china to keep him out of the race. chief political correspondent for the "the new york times" magazine, in upcoming issue has a fascinating profile of the candidate. >> hi, nice to see you. >> starting to get real interesting. he has been in china the last...
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jon: mrs. obama has just announced her cosponsorship of a plan to try to increase employment among veterans in this country and there is the president. there are approximately 860,000 unemployed veterans in the country at this time. about 6.1% of the unemployed in this country and mrs. obama and the administration are announcing plans to try to reduce that number, to try to reward those who have sacrificed so much. now, the wreath-laying and a moment of silence to follow. [playing of the star-spangled banner] ♪ . ♪ . >> present arms. ♪ . [playing of "taps"]. ♪ [moment of silence] [background noises] jon: the moment of silence now concluded, the president will be making remarks at arlington in just a bit. we will take you back there when his address begins. he is also heading for san diego a little later today. he will make remarks to our armed forces on the deck of the uss carl vinson there in san diego. so this holiday a very busy holiday for the president. joining us now, geraldo rive
jon: mrs. obama has just announced her cosponsorship of a plan to try to increase employment among veterans in this country and there is the president. there are approximately 860,000 unemployed veterans in the country at this time. about 6.1% of the unemployed in this country and mrs. obama and the administration are announcing plans to try to reduce that number, to try to reward those who have sacrificed so much. now, the wreath-laying and a moment of silence to follow. [playing of the...
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abc's jon karl set out to get answers. >> reporter: some 200 airport construction projects have been stopped. thousands of workers sent home. >> this time, everybody wants to play hard ball and hard ball hurt us. >> reporter: also cut off, 40 airport safety inspectors. the folks who keep runways safe. the faa has asked them to keep working without pay, citing their, quote, professionalism. what about the professionalism of congress? they just went on vacation. transportation secretary is practically begging them to return. >> come back to washington. leave your vacations. just for a couple hours, come back, congress. >> reporter: so, what's holding everything up? a dispute over funding of 13 tiny rural airports, including the murtha airport in pennsylvania. we've been there. there is nobody here. house republicans did pass a bill to fund the faa, but insisted some of those rural subsidies be cut, prompting an objection from senator jay rockefeller. the morgantown airport in his home state of west virginia would be cut. when we asked him about it, watch how the democratic leader jumps
abc's jon karl set out to get answers. >> reporter: some 200 airport construction projects have been stopped. thousands of workers sent home. >> this time, everybody wants to play hard ball and hard ball hurt us. >> reporter: also cut off, 40 airport safety inspectors. the folks who keep runways safe. the faa has asked them to keep working without pay, citing their, quote, professionalism. what about the professionalism of congress? they just went on vacation. transportation...
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a lot of frustration across the country on this one, jon. thank you. >>> and still ahead here on "world news" this friday night, the queen and kate giving us a tour atuckingham palace. and the wedding dress. what surprised our reporter when he saw it? >>> the good life tonight. more of the boomers this evening. and this time, they're reinventing their bolds. meet the boomer putting our claire shipman through the ringer. >>> and, later tonight, you've got to...